PinnedJA WestenbergThe Anxiety EpidemicWhy anxiety is killing us, and how to draw the lineSep 3111Sep 3111
JA WestenbergIntroducing: The Westenberg PodcastI’ve got something new to share — The Westenberg Podcast.13h ago313h ago3
JA WestenbergPepsi’s Misadventures in the USSR: How Not to Navigate Authoritarian MarketsMoscow, 1959. The Cold War is in full swing, and the U.S. government has organized an exhibition to showcase American prosperity. Their…1d ago31d ago3
JA WestenbergThe Cost of Easy LivingImagine spending 400,000 years climbing to the top of the food chain, only to lose the will to live because your GrubHub driver forgot the…2d ago82d ago8
JA WestenbergThe Art of Long-Term Thinking in a Short-Sighted WorldImagine you’re offered a bet: You can have $1 million today, or you can have ownership of one square mile of Manhattan real estate, but you…4d ago114d ago11
JA WestenbergModern Work Fucking Sucks.It’s Monday morning. The first thing you see (yes, before you see your kids, your partner, even your coffee) is a Slack notification.5d ago415d ago41
JA WestenbergRIP Expertise (The Death of Knowledge)Why We Listen to Influencers, Not ScientistsNov 2833Nov 2833
JA WestenbergWe’re Dying. Here’s How to Make Better Decisions.The night my friend died, I spent 20 minutes debating whether to order takeout or just scavenge through my fridge for leftovers. I’d…Nov 2843Nov 2843
JA WestenbergI Deleted My Productivity “Tools”There’s a particular type of madness that overtakes you when you get too deep into productivity tools. It starts innocently enough, maybe…Nov 2711Nov 2711